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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Based on wide-ranging and imaginative research, Elephant Slaves and Pampered Parrots stands as a major contribution to the history of human-animal relations, eighteenth-century culture, and French colonialism. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 32, 29 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFC; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801867538
ISBN
9780801867538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: JFFX; JNMN. Dimension: 149 x 209 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838205700
ISBN
9783838205700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, Jeffrey Jerome; Duckert, Lowell. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JFCD; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. .
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816693092
ISBN
9780816693092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.55

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harper Element
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007298945
ISBN
9780007298945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.22

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813561929
ISBN
9780813561929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.54

Hardback. Describes an era when innovations in the production, recording, and transmission of sound revolutionized a number of different media, especially the radio, the phonograph, and the cinema. This book illustrates the process through which technologies become media and the ways in which media are integrated into American life. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136761
ISBN
9780231136761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.11
€ 80.20

Paperback. Electric Ladyland is a social and cultural history that tracks the changing conception of female sexuality and gender roles, and the ways women musicians, journalists, and groupies gained influence despite confining double standards applied by male writers and performers. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGP; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812218992
ISBN
9780812218992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. Turns to the past to trace the cultural history of computers. The author charts the struggles to define the meanings of these machines over more than a century, from the failure of Charles Babbage's "difference engine" in the 19th century to struggles over file swapping, open source software, and the future of online journalism. Num Pages: 275 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727409
ISBN
9780814727409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816634866
ISBN
9780816634866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.60

Hardcover. The first book devoted to Eleanor Roosevelt's 1933-1945 tenure in the White House the longest of any first lady. Provides an insightful account of how she merged her private and public lives to transform the ambiguous role of first lady into an important institution of the American political system." Series: Modern First Ladies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617272
ISBN
9780700617272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 x 16 page B&W plate. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 36. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408852897
ISBN
9781408852897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.28

hardcover. Editor(s): Seabrook, Marie S. Num Pages: 186 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 180 x 260. Weight in Grams: 593.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590332634
ISBN
9781590332634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.77
€ 69.63

Hardback. Editor(s): Pond, Emilia. Num Pages: 129 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634634366
ISBN
9781634634366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.88
€ 133.57

Hardcover. Editor(s): Tulle, Homer R. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 263 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634634342
ISBN
9781634634342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.85
€ 136.55

Paperback / so. BIC Classification: HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 183 x 11. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vida Publishers United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780829747201
ISBN
9780829747201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.56

Paperback. Editor(s): Ortiz-Gonzalez, Victor M. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816640775
ISBN
9780816640775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.64

Hardcover. This is the Spanish edition of "The Unbroken Thread". It details the efforts to conserve an important collection of traditional garments created by indigenous weavers in the Oaxaca region of Mexico and documents the use of the textiles in daily life and ceremony. Num Pages: 176 pages, 158ill.(145col.). BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ABC; AFW; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 274 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892363827
ISBN
9780892363827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.40

Paperback. El Alto, Rebel City combines ethnography and political theory to explore the astonishing political power exercised by the indigenous citizens of El Alto, Bolivia in the past decade. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 344 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341543
ISBN
9780822341543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. In this fully expanded and updated third edition of the bestselling classic, you learn why verbal abuse is more widespread than ever, and how you can deal with it. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Adams Media Corporation United States
Edition
3 Expanded ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440599255
ISBN
9781440599255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.19

Paperback. There are some senses, Gimbel claims, in which Jews can find a special connection to E = mc2, and this claim leads to the engaging, spirited debate at the heart of this book. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; JFSR1; PDX; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411828
ISBN
9781421411828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.32

paperback. Presents a collection of writings by Einstein on the topic of race. This book tells how he spoke out vigorously against racism both in the United States and around the world. It brings attention to Einstein's antiracist public activities, and provides insight into antiracist struggles in America. Num Pages: 232 pages, 26 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
None ed.
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813539522
ISBN
9780813539522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.07

Hardback. Traces Albert Einstein's involvement with Zionism from his initial contacts with the movement at the end of World War I to his emigration from Germany in 1933 in the wake of Hitler's rise to power. This book offers a nuanced picture yet of Einstein's complex and sometimes stormy relationship with Jewish nationalism. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBLW; JFSR1; JPFN; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144122
ISBN
9780691144122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.75
€ 42.52

Paperback. The philosophy of religion and the quest for spiritual truth preoccupied Albert Einstein - so much that it has been said "one might suspect he was a disguised theologian." But what exactly was Einstein's religious credo? This book offers an unbiased and well-documented answer to this question. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFCX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691102979
ISBN
9780691102979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662456255
ISBN
9783662456255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.51

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